New Crowdsourcing Transcription Project in the By the People Walt Whitman Campaign: The Thomas Biggs Harned Collection of Walt Whitman Papers May 25, 2023 Posted by: Josh Levy Walt Whitman’s birthday month of May marks the addition of a new Manuscript Division collection in the By the People Walt Whitman Campaign. Posted in: Civil War, Digital Collections, Literature Culture & the Arts
Publication of New Story Map Antietam: “The Most Terrible Battle of the Age” September 13, 2022 Posted by: Josh Levy A newly launched exploratory Story Map reveals the histories and geography of America’s bloodiest battle in a fascinating new way. Posted in: Civil War, Digital Collections, War and Society
Mr. Spofford Goes to Washington February 10, 2022 Posted by: Josh Levy Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1825-1908) was one of the longest-serving Librarians of Congress. But in 1861 he was uncertain about living in Washington, and busily covering the Civil War as a journalist. His letters home tell the tale. Posted in: Civil War, Library of Congress History, War and Society